Christmas side dishes are essential to rounding out your festive feast, and are your ticket to easy entertaining.
Here, we’ve gathered together everything from fresh summer salads and crispy roast potatoes, air fryer sides to roast pumpkin. Plus green bean salads, sweet potato chips and cheesy corn cobs.
So whether you’re going for a traditional roast turkey or a glazed ham, a side of salmon or stuffed pumpkin, there’s bound to be something here for you. Or try one our Christmas salad recipes.
Planning tips
Organise and consolidate the space in your fridge in the lead up to Christmas to allow for plenty of room. Vegetables such as onions, pumpkin, potatoes, garlic, tomatoes, avocado and stone fruit are all best stored at room temperature and herbs can be picked and lettuces trimmed and washed to free-up space.
Prep like a pro, doing as much of the meal as possible the day before. Take note of any ‘do-ahead’ guides on our recipes. You can often prep some Christmas side dish ingredients the day before.
For salads, wash and dry all salad greens so that they are easy to toss together on the day.
Soak herbs in a bowl of iced water until leaves look perky and fresh. Drain and pack herbs into takeaway containers, wrapped in moist paper towel to keep fresh.
Christmas side dish recipes
Crispy spiral potatoes with rosemary garlic butter
An elegant twist on tornado potatoes.
Roast vegetable salad with garlic mustard dressing
This popular salad recipe is a vibrant and flavour-packed dish that serves 8.
Air fryer potato gratin
Air fryers; making life easier since 2010.
Julie Goodwin’s prawn and mango salad
The perfect summer salad.
Roasted pumpkin salad with asparagus & buttermilk dressing
This bright and flavourful side dish is perfect for your next gathering.
Air fryer pumpkin with sage & fetta
Complete your meal with this seasonal side.
Roast baby potatoes with chilli
These spuds have a cheesy, chilli kick to delight your tastebuds.
French potato salad
A fresh take on this side dish favourite.
Beetroot & feta salad
Serve this colourful salad on its own, or on top of toasted bread as a tasty bruschetta.
Julie Goodwin’s pesto pasta salad
A quick and easy salad to share.
Hasselback potatoes with chive & thyme butter
This recipe takes hasselback potatoes to new heights!
Thai-style mango salad
This mango and iceberg lettuce slaw is sunshine on a plate.
Green bean salad with French dressing
Topped with crunchy hazelnuts, fresh parsley, and a mustardy dressing.
Christmas potato salad
Crispy Christmas ham and fluffy potatoes? We’re in!
Spinach, haloumi and potato salad
A delicious twist on a potato salad.
Perfect roasted potatoes
Crunchy on the outside, fluffy on the inside.
5 ways with roast pumpkin
Our basic roast pumpkin recipe plus four tasty variations.
Crispy potato salad with aioli
This is the ultimate potato salad – it’s a riff on crunchy roast potatoes, with salty pancetta and garlicky mayonnaise added.
Roast pumpkin wedges with walnuts & fetta
This tantalising pumpkin side will add colour, variety, and pizzazz to any main course.
Green bean salad with lemon & parsley dressing
With a rainbow of vegetables in green shades and the yellow of squash, this vibrant accompaniment adds freshness to a variety of roasts and a barbecue buffet.
Farro & green bean salad
Green beans are in abundance in the warmer months which makes this fresh, textural salad one of our summer favourites.
Orzo pasta salad
It’s a fresh & vibrant addition to any casual (or not so casual) gathering.
Broccolini and beans with garlic and anchovies
This flavour-packed vegetable dish will make you forget those soggy greens from childhood.
Maggie Beer’s duck fat roast potatoes
Roast in duck fat for the crispiest, tastiest and most impressive roast potatoes.
Spiced sweet potatoes with whipped chive butter
A fancy side dish of baked sweet potato flavoured with garlic, cinnamon and chive butter.
Classic crunchy coleslaw
Coleslaw is an all-time favourite for any type of summer gathering, especially barbecues and picnics. This coleslaw dressing has an Asian-inspired twist.
Broccoli, pancetta and blue cheese gratin
Mild and tender broccoli is the perfect companion to this satisfying gratin, loaded with punchy blue cheese and salty pancetta for a side dish with an out-of-this-world flavour profile.
Broccoli, pea and quinoa salad
Freshen up your spring salad! Great for lunch or as a side with dinner.
Five grain salad with feta and oranges
Packed with wholegrain goodness.
Quinoa and cauliflower ‘couscous’
The tasty low-carb alternative.
Double cheese potato bake
Better make extra because this one will be popular!
Maple-glazed baby carrots
Gorgeously sweet orange and maple glazed baby carrots. The perfect accompaniment for your next dinner party.
Orange and maple-glazed baby carrots with hazelnuts
Sweet baby carrots!
Air fryer carrots
A fast side dish of sweet carrots, garlicky maple syrup glaze and crunchy hazelnuts.
Mushy fresh peas with almonds and artichokes
Make this stunning side dish in spring to take advantage of delicious in-season artichokes and peas.
Air fryer ratatouille
A quick and easy version of the French summer stew.
Air fryer broccoli gratin
A deliciously cheesy way to eat your greens.
Beetroot and heirloom carrot salad with persian fetta
Colourful heirloom carrots, in hues of purple, taste the same as their orange cousins, and were in fact the norm until the Dutch developed the modern-day orange version in the 17th century. They taste and look fantastic in this stunning salad.
Orange and fennel salad
Not suitable to freeze. Note
Freekeh salad with roast pumpkin
A hearty, warm salad for the cooler months.
Crispy roast potatoes
It’s crunch time.
Air fryer potatoes with salt & vinegar
A smashing side or snack.
Asparagus, peas and zucchini with mint
Fresh side for any meal.
Garlicky green beans & peas with pine nuts
A side dish worthy of a starring role.
Cherry, walnut and feta salad
Indulge in the delicious combination of cherry, walnut and feta in this fresh wholesome salad – a perfect addition to Christmas lunch this year!
Roasted baby parsnips, fennel and potatoes
An exquisite side dish that goes perfectly with grilled haloumi and crusty bread.
Couscous, red cabbage and walnut salad
Couscous, red cabbage and walnut combine for a bright and tasty salad.
Roasted asparagus and smashed potatoes
If white asparagus is unavailable, use all green asparagus or thin baby carrots instead. Note
Potatoes with green onion and horseradish cream
Not suitable to freeze. Note
Perfect potato salad
Creamy, fresh and completely delicious.
Honey roasted carrots with labne
Sweet honey-roasted carrots pair perfectly with creamy labne for a Mediterranean-style side dish
Hasselback potatoes
Preparing roast potatoes hasselback style guarantees a ridiculously crispy spud that will complement your roast dinner beautifully.
Crunchy asian rice salad
sesame dressing Perilla leaves, also known as shiso leaves, belong to the mint family and are available in green and purple-red varieties from Asian grocers. Use the leaves whole or shredded, as an ingredient or a condiment. You can use mint leaves instead. Note
Crunchy noodle coleslaw
This crunchy noodle coleslaw is a great dish for picnics, just pack each salad ingredient in a separate sandwich bag, take the dressing in its jar and toss it all together when ready to eat.
Maggie Beer’s baked pumpkin with herbs and pumpkin seeds
Maggie Beer gives baked pumpkin a makeover for your Christmas spread with fresh herbs and a verjuice glaze
Maggie Beer’s green beans with roasted walnuts
An easy but impressive side dish – fresh crispy green beans with an added crunch of walnuts.
Easy, cheesy potato bake
This versatile, creamy potato bake is always a winner – serve it as a side dish or by itself!
Roasted cauliflower and brussels sprouts
Deliciously fresh and wholesome roasted cauliflower and brussels sprouts – a healthy dinner idea that will suit the whole family.
Roasted cauliflower with miso glaze
Whether you’re following a meat-free diet or are just looking for creative ways to up your vegie intake, try this delicious whole roasted cauliflower.
Grilled corn salad
Make this colourful salad the star of your next barbecue.
Crispy, golden roast potatoes
Crispy on the outside and soft in the middle.
